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Similar Butterflies and moths, Cybalomia, Microchilo, Hednota |
Description
Palpi porrect, thickly clothed with hair, and extending about twice the length of head. Maxillary palp triangularly scaled. Frons with a conical projection. Antennae of male thickened and flattened. Tibia with the outer spurs about half the length of inner. Fore wings long and narrow, with rounded apex. Veins 4,5 from angle of cell and vein 3 absent. Veins 7,8,9 stalked and veins 10,11 free. The outer margin produced from apex to vein 5. Hind wings with vein 3 absent. Veins 4,5 from angle of cell and vein 6 from upper angle. The upper margin of cell widely separated from veins 8 and vein 7 curving upwards to anastomose with vein 8.
Species
References
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